It needs only another twist of the centralising screw from Cameron and Miliband.
He parcooks the rice so that he needs only another three minutes to finish the cooking.
Wozniacki, who won her opening match Tuesday, needed only another victory to secure the top ranking for the season.
While it took Mr Stuker almost 20 years to accumulate his first five million miles, he needed only another 10 years to reach 10 million.
And somebody in the gallery, if not dozens, would have let him know that he needed only another birdie to share the lead.
It was some statement to be making: his team in tatters, Europe were going into the final day four points ahead, needing only another four from a possible 12 to secure the draw which would retain the trophy.
Sure enough, it needed only another six minutes for Roy Beerens, with the first of two goals, to score a fortunate opener and prove that if Championship promotion contenders cannot be especially good then they may as well be lucky.
Konta came to New York ranked 97 in the world and will rocket into the 60s now, needing only another 17 ranking points to displace Heather Watson as British No 1.
It is a pragmatic solution which would have prevented the scenes in Abu Dhabi at the end of the first Test between England and Pakistan on Saturday when play was called off with the tourists needing only another 25 runs in eight overs.
Needing only another 104 with 20 overs remaining, Yorkshire totally lost their way with wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow and captain Andrew Gale failing to trouble the scorers.
